Threshing-machine.



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THRESHING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED .1.116.14. 1906.

Patented 001;. 26, 1909.

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ROBERT W. GOTSHALL, OF TOLEDO, OI-IIO.

THRESHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 26, 1909.

Application led August 14, 1906. [Serial No. 330,531.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT GOTSHALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Threshing-Machines, of which the :following is a specification.

My invention relates to threshing machines, or combined threshing land separating machines, and the general and most important object ofthe invention is to. provide a machine capable of saving practlcally all of the grain in the stock,which is introduced into it.

The features ofV themachine which cooperate to produce the high efficiency of my machine are specificallydescribed and eX- plained laterin this specification.

As ancillary to the main object of the invention, but of great practical importance, are the following:

First, it is an object to produce a machine which is very short and compact compared with the combined threshers and separators now in most common use; second, to provide a machine constructed almost entirely of metal, whereby the parts may be made to a practically exact standard in order that theyr may be interchangeable. This feature also enables the machine to be shipped knocked down, and to be set up at the .field of operation Without requiring any special degree of skill. The interchangeability of the parts permits the shipment and substitution of separate parts in case of breakage, or in caseany of the parts become worn out. The construction alsoy aords great durability, so that the life of the machine is prolonged indefinitely.

The third object is to provide a machine which may be driven from a single power device, and with the expenditure of a comparatively small amount of power.

It is also an object to prevent slippage,

which object is obtained by positive gearing of the parts, and also by special construe-J tion in-v the mountings of the separatingV screen, as will hereinafter more fully appear.

I attain my `objects by the mechanism illust-rated in the accompanying drawings in whichvtion of the machine.

'transverse sectlonal elevations taken respec- Figure 1 is a s ide elevation of the com plete machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a complete machine viewed from the oppo-vsite side andwith Va portion' of the casing at the threshing and primary separating mechanism removed to reveal the parts Within. Fig. 3 is a central sectional eleva- Figs. 4 and 5 are tively on the lines 4 4 and 5 5, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detailed sectional elevation of the shaking mechanism for the shoe, the section being taken on the line 6 6 Fig. 3 Fig. 7 is a sectional detail of the fan for elevating the material saved in the secondary separator back to the primary separating mechanism.

Similar numerals -refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to lthe drawing, the machine is mounted upon any suitable running gear 1 and the inclosing framework orv casing consists in general of the housing 2, which incloses the threshing` and primary separating mechanism, and the cylindrical casing 3, which incloses the rotary cylindrical screen constituting the secondary separating mechanism which will be hereinafter described.

At the receiving end of the machine in housing 2, is mounted a threshing cylinder 4, secured to shaft above the concave and grating 6. The threshing cylinder and concave are of ordinary pattern and are not herein specifically claimed. Beyond said threshing cylinderis located a beating cylinder 7 mounted on shaft 8, shafts 5 and 8 being journaled in any suitable manner in the housing 2. Underneath the cylinders 4 and 7, is located a combined shoe and grain pan, which consists preferably of a board 9a, having a perforated portion 9 forming a screen, -located in position to receive the grain and such chaff as may fall thereon from cylinders 4 and 7. A grain pan l() is located beneath the screen 9 and is adapted to deliver to the cleaning tables 1.1 the grain and small pieces which are received upon it. Said cleaning tables may be either perforate or imperforate, the .perforate or sieve construction vhaving some points of, advantage over the imperforate construction. A second'grain pan or board 12 is in' the present design located near the far end of board 9 and is designed to catch the material dropping beyond pan 10 and guide such materlal onto said pan. The particular form of mechanism for vibrating and supporting the combined shoe `and grain pan is not essential but a suitable mechanism is here shown and consists of a. crank shaft 13 journal'ed in the housing 2` and carrying upon its eccentric portion the boxes 14 which are rigidly secured tothe pan 10 for supporting and vibrating the same. The farther extremity of the pan is supported upon the link or pivoted arm 15, one extremity whereof is pivotally secured to the housing 2, or other stationary parts of the machine. In the present form the tables 11 which are located under the discharge end of the pan are supported bythe links 16 having one end rigidi secured to said tables and the other pivotal y `secured to the housing 2. Vibration is imparted td'said shaking tables by the link 17 which connects said tables to the above mentioned link 15.v

These parts are best shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The two features of my machine, to witthe design whereby a strong blast of air may be employed in the .primary cleaning device and the arrangement I,whereby the rain coming4 from the primary cleaning device is immediately segregated and removed from the machine are of great importance. As a result of the first feature the chad which has progressed as far as the cleaning tables is practically sure to be blown over into the secondary separator hereinafter described; and as a result ofthe second feature there is no possibility that grain once saved shall be again mixed with the tailings where there is always a possibility of loss. The fan 18 is placed in a casing 19 which communicates with the delivery duct 20 in such manner as to force air over the shaking tables 11. The grain board 21 Vis adapted to receive the grain from the table 11 and guide it intol casing 22 inclosing the conveyer 23. Said board has a very stee pitch as best shown in Fig. 3 and on this account and the fact that fan 18 is located below the cleaning tables, a very strong blast of air may be used without danger of blowing any of the kernels of grain beyond the cleaning' tables to a point where they would be lost. .The conveyer 22, 23, is located in such positlon relatively to tables 11 that the grain recelved therefrom is immediately withdrawn from the machine and is not mixed up with the other material coming from the pan 10.

I will now describe a secondary separator which consists in general of a perforated rota screen 26 located within the casing 3 an adapted to receive material from the very close toget thread of a screw arranged to progress in' the same direction in which the iights 27` Extending lon 'tudinally through screen 26 is a beater sha 28 having' thereon beater arms 29, arranged preferably in pairs and each pair being odset sidewise from the ones ahead andbehind in such manner that said arms when taken as a whole have the nature of a helix; z'. e. said arms would, if located her or if continuous form the forward the material through screen 26.

A deflecting hood l30, which is secured to the casin 3 or other stationary part of the machine 1s arranged to receive the material entering screen 26 and deflect the same downward toward shaft 28 and the bottom of the screen. Y

The construction and. arrangement of the parts just described of the ,secondary separating mechanism are of great importance, as I will now point out.

It will be understood that the threshing cylinder 4 and beater 7 revolve at a high rate of speed and throw the chad and tailings from them with considerable speed toward screen 26. As this straw and chad enter the screen they are immediately deflected downward by hood 30, whence they come into contact with .the rapidly revolving beater arms 29. These arms tend to spread and agitate the stock to prevent the same from. falling in the screen into a bundle or lcompact mass. Now the stock as it enters the screen .does not fall entirely upon the bottom of lthe screen but ina large measure upon the sides, and as the sides are moving vertically lin distinction to the approximately horizontal movement of the stock the lflights 27 immediately impart thereto an upward movement which is consequently approximately at right angles to the direction of the motion of the stock as it enters the screen. Consequently the flights in engaging the stock have theI the bottom of the screen and therefore tend continually to move the straw and -lighter This permits the grain l material from the bottom of the screen, thus ready access to the perforations and consequently pass readily throu h the fscreen. The directions of rotation o the screen 26 and shaft 28 are indicated by arrows in Figs. 4 and 5, and by reference to these figures it will be seen that the extremity of the beater arms when in closest proximity to the ights 27 move in opposite direction to saidilights. i

As these parts move in opposite directions there is consequently great agitation of the contents of the drum which is advantageous, both on account of its threshing effect and the effect which it has to distribute the contents of the entire space within the screen.

At the discharge end of screen 26 is located means for removing the straw,'and although any suitable design may be employed for this purpose, I have chosen to illustrate a Wind stacker consisting of ,a fan 31 adapted to force the straw up and out through the pipe 32.

I will now describe an important advany'tageous feature of my device, to wit: the

means for returning from casing 3, the grain, and what small pieces of chaff and foreign matter may have been there collected outside of screen 26. It is desirable to clean the material thus collected within chamber 25 and to do this, said material is returned. to the primary separating mechanism. To collect the material from chamber 25 and advance it toward the primary separating mechanism, I mount upon the outside of screen 26 a helical Hight or wiper 33 which is of such height as to scrape the inner surface of casing 3 and consequently move the vcontents thereof toward the receiving end portion of the casing and advance the xnaterial therein toward the receiving end of the screen. By means ofsaid flight or wiper 33 the material in chamber 25 is conveyed to the duct 34, best shown in Fig. 1, by which it is led to the eye of the fan 35, the discharge duct 36 whereof leads preferably to the aperture 37 in housing 2. As shown in Fig. 3 said aperture 37 is between the board 9a and the screen pan 12 and the contents emerging through said aperture will fall upon the grain pans 10 and 12 Where they will be mixed with the grain coming direct from the threshing and beating cylinders 4 and 7. It is not essential, however, that the discharge aperture 37 be here located.

Vf In order to insure the entrance of the material at chamber 25 into the mouth of duct 38 which, as best shown in Fig. 3 are,v longiintervalsuto the side of screen 26 in line with the receiving mouth of duct 34. The screen is rotatably su ported u n the rollers 40 which engage the circum erential flanges 39. These rollers are preferably inclosed in housings 41 and the lower rollers aredriven in the present form by means of the driving shafts 42.

One of the shafts 42 has secured thereto a driving sprocket 43 driven by means of a chain 44 which in turn is driven by a sprocket 45 secured to shaft 28 above mentioned. In order that the lower rollers may rotate together, the shafts 42 are connected by meansl of a chain 44a and sprockets 45 as best shown in Figs. 1 and 5. The lower rollers being therefore cross connected are constrained to rotate in unison, and it is struction there is practically no slippage between the rollers and the tracks 39. Conform and practically positive.

Although the means by which the several parts of the machine are driven, are not essential features, the design here shown is of great practical advantage in that all of the parts are permanently and positively correlated and driven from a single belt pulley, not shown. In my design, shaft 5 is the shaft which receives power from whatever exterior source of power is employed. As best shown in Fig. 1 said shaft 5 is connected to beater shaft 28 by means of bevel gearing 46. Shaft 5 of the threshing cylinder, shaft 8 of the beating cylinder, shaft 18a of the blowing fan and agitating shaft 13 are all provided with sprockets, and a chain 47 is led over them in such manner that the single chain produces the proper rotation of all of them. The shaft of con* veyer 23, is in a similar manner geared to shaft 13 as indicated in Figs. 1, 3 and 6.

I desire to direct attention to an important feature of this machine, to wit: the fact that it is made practically in its entirety of metal. The housing 2 and casing 3 are of sheet metal as is also screen 26 and the various conveying ducts. By preference the threshing and beating cylinders 4 and 7 are also of metal and the same material is employed for the shoe 9a and grain boards 10, 11 and 12. By thus constructing the machine cally eliminated and moreover the parts are practically immune from the elfects of the l weather. Moreover being of metal, they may tudinally arranged blades secured at suitable found by experiment that with this con-l entirely of metal, the riskof fire is practi-v 34 it is desirable to provide collecting vanes sequently the rotation of screen 26 is unimore readily be made to a standard in size land configuration with the result that the parts are completely interchangeable.

I desire to point out the fact that although the beater 7 is advantageous in my machine, it is obvious that the same might be omitted without departing from the scope of the invention. It is also true that the details of v. construction of the combined separating shoe and rain pan and of the method of'mount- .ing t e same, and also of the construction' and method of mounting the cleaning tables 11, may be varied without departing fromv the broad spirit of the invention.

In the construction here shown, the combined shoe and grain pan is-connected to, but not rigidly attached to the cleaning tables 11. These parts, however, might be `rigidly secured together if desired.y Other minor details of construction might also be altered as will be readily apparent to those skilledin the art.

In the description and claims by the term cleaning device is meant the cleaning tables 11 and parts which work with the aid of a blast of air. The primary separating machanism is comprised of those parts which tating screen and a casing therefor comprising a secondary separating mechanism so l0- cated as to receive from the primary separating mechanism and the cleaning mechanism the straw and cha discharged -therefrom, for re-treatment in said secondary separating mechanism, a duct for removing the cleaned grain from the machine, said duct being located beneath said cleaning device in position to receive the cleaned grain dropping therefrom, and means for forcing a blast of air past the material falling from said cleaning device to thereby blow everylthing except the cleaned grain into the rotary screen and prevent it from falling into said duct. l

2. In a threshing machine the combination of threshing mechanism, a vibrating shoe including a perforated plate or screen `in position to receive material from said threshing mechanism, cleaning tables located to receive grain from said shoe, means located beneath said cleaning tablesfor receiving cleaned grain therefrom and removing it from the machine, a rotary cylindrical separating screen and a fan for directing a blast of air past said tables, the parts being so located that the tailings from said tables pass mto sald screen.`

3 In a. threshing machine, a threshing v cylmder, a screen adapted to receive material therefrom, a rain pan vbeneath said screen, cleaning tab es 1n position to vreceive material from said pan, said screen and pan i and tables being all movable and connected together whereby a single power device may loperate them all.

4. In a threshing machine, a threshing cylinder, a shoe comprising a' screen beneath said cylinder, and a pan beneath saidscreen, and cleaning tables adapted to receive material from. saidpan, said screen, pan and tables being all connected together whereby a single power device may shake them all.

5. In a threshing machine, a threshing cylinder and concave, a screenv located beneath said concave in position to receive material therefrom, a grain pan beneath said sieve, cleaning tables in position to receive material from said pan, said screen and pan and tables being all movable and connected together whereby a single power device may shake them all and a power device connected to one of said shaking parts. v

6. In a threshing machine, a threshing cylinder, a shoe provided with a screen beneath said cylinder, and a pan beneath said screen, cleaning tables adapted to receive material from said pan, said screen, pan and tables being all connected together whereby a single power .device'may shake them all, anda fan adapted to force a blast of air past said tables for the purpose described.

7. In combination, a threshing cylinder, a concave beneath the same, a rotary separating screen, a vibrating shoe for receiving material from said concave, cleaning tables secured to and vibrating with said shoe and a blast fan, the parts being so arranged in front of said rotary screen that the blast from said fan blows the chaff from the cleaning tables into said screen.

8. In combination, a threshing cylinder, a concave beneath the same, a vibrating shoe beneath said cylinder and concave and a rotary cylindrical separating screen adapted to receive the tailings from said shoe, and a set of cleaning tables located between said shoe and said screen and adapted to receive partially cleaned ain from said shoe.

9. In combinatlon, a threshing' cylinder, a concave beneath the same, a rotary cylindrical separating screen, adapted to receive material directly'from said threshing cylinder, a vibrating shoe beneath said concave,

cleanin tables associated with said shoe, and a b ast fan, the parts being so arranged infront of said screen, that the blast from said fan blows 'the chalz' from the cleaning .tables into said screen.

a concave beneath the same, a rotary separating screen, a vibrating shoe beneath said concave, cleaning a blast fan, the partsbeing so arranged in front of said screen 'that the blast from said fan blows chai from the cleaning tables into said screen, a conveyer located between said tables and screen and adapted to receive the cleaned grain from said cleaning tables and 1 0 at once remove it `from the machine, and

tables beneath said shoe,

means for bringing back to said tables the material saved from said screen.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

y ROBERT W. GOTSHALL.

Witnesses:

C. J. GOTSHALL, N. H. BoNEo. 

